Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-07-15

SCuipScO AA1O W tuc pOSltlOu udu IL DeGn within
my reach. Look at the records. Grant deaG
twenty years ahead of his time; Arthur. mar
OF fine physique though he was, dead, too
though he should be living and in his prime
Garfield, magnificent man, was shot down
Sec the records back further still, and it Il
the same murderous story"
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Gen. Sherman has aged rapidly in the last
few years, though bis form is still erect and
| his bearing as soldierly as when he led the
boys in blue on their great march through
Georgia. He, with his family, has occupied
rooms at the Fifth Avenue hotel since last
October, where he says he will continue to
live until his children are settled, when he
hopes to locate on Lake CCeur d'Elene, in
Idaho, spot he has picked out as among the
loveliest places in the world. He il ca years
old. For ffty-one years be has been in the
army. But l could fight yet" he said to me,
and would sooner a thousand times 20 out
In anything political"
I made an observation to the effect that
possibly the days for war were over.
DO you think sol You are mistaken, :"
vehemently again. IF you live your natural
days you'll see fighting, plenty of it, and
you'll see some Of the most terrible wars the
world has ever known, right here"
do you think the United States will have
great wars!"
"Why not? This country has every ele-
ment under the sun in it. 1t Is the greatest
country in the world, and has more great
issues to face than any other country. Does
not history show the going and coming Of
warlike eras, and does not study of the au-
vance of civilization in the past show that
wars are not to be done away with9 When
nations degenerate and lose their power other
nations sweep the weak one out of their path.
and another era begins. See our population,
how it is swelling annually. What is to be.
come OF the peoples great many of them
viii be killed, fear"
DO you anticipate any serious results from
labor movements or the propagation of such
theories as those of Henry Georgem
mo. There will be no trouble on their
account" -.
Ten. sherman lives in the memories Of his
army life. THE boys seem to look on me as
u kind OF father" he said to me. "and Pm
glad they do for God knows love them ALL"
and tears stood in his eyes as he said it. Those
In position to know say the general is con-
stantly importuned for help by ex-soldiers,
their widows and children. Some of them
ask for money, and the general has at times
taxed his resources severely by generosity in
meeting such appeals. His total income is
about $4,000, but his family expenses are
large, and he has never engaged in business.
lie Is unable to resist requests to be present at
reunions and other army meetings, and has
always borne his own expenses on such oc-
,Aslons. His rooms at the Fifth Avenue are
besieged with people daily, many of them
ladies', with whom the veteran is a prime
favorite. Mrs Sherman is something Younger
than the general, a well preserved and kindly
ally They have six children, two boys, the
eldest OF whom, Thomas, is priest at Detroit,
step much opposed by tine father when pro- |
'osed. The other boy, Tecumseh, will grad |
iate at Yale next year, and will then read |
aw in Senator Evarts' office.
Two OF the generals daughter. are mar
ied-Minnie. to Thomas W. Fitch, of Pitts
'urg, who Is in the iron business. This
ouple has four children. Tho other mar
led daughter is the wife Of Mr.. Thackera,
4 Philadelphia, also with four children. OF |
hese grandchildren the general Is very fond.
'wo unmarried daughters, Lizzie and Oracle.
re with their parents, charming sensible
Dung ladies, well known In Gotham society
ircles. -.
II have had oppsrtunity to max. soma
money in business Cen. Sherman said
Schemes have been preached to me that
Eould not require investment on my part,
ut have always fought shy Of them i
IN a soldier and nothing else. don't want
D be anything else. Writing for the maya
ines has been proposed to ME. and liberal
roffers have been made by some Of these
but l won't accept them. In
,any cases, il l were to write the truth. l
'ould have my old days embittered far more
han the money could pay for, and 1 won't
'rite LES s**
! asked the general what part Of the war
ave him the greatest concern as q citizen
nd soldier.
THE beginning" he replied; "the group
& Of events which led to the secession of the
'uthern states. When the war cloud broke
U that could be done was to fight it down.
here were no ifs and ands about it; the
aestions Of the time were simplifisd and
early def0ed."
At what time during the war were You
ost perplexed or most in doubt about your
ons or those of Uthersr'
II don't think anything in plain view ever
I'VE me serious concern after the fighting
I'd commenced" the general answered. any
'eetsst concern and perpiexity was about ,,
'ings that never oecurred-things that ,,
light happen-problematic movements of ,
70 enemy, the cutting off of our supplies and =,
on.n
Our conversation Glanced to bring IN Gen,